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Malvaceae

Malva nut

Scaphium macropodum (Miq.) Beumée ex K.Heyne

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Scaphium

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Common names

By language (5)
English
Malva nut
Indonesian
Merpayang
Lao
ຕົ້ນໝາກຈອງ
Malay
Kembang semangkuk jantung
Thai
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Synonyms

  • Carpophyllum macropodum Miq.
  • Firmiana borneensis Merr.
  • Scaphium borneense (Merr.) Kosterm.
  • Sterculia macropoda (Miq.) Hook. ex Kloppenb.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.